Would Michael Phelps\u2019s bid for eight gold medals in the Beijing Games dissolve in a pool at the Water Cube on Monday? The answer was a resounding No.<\/p>\n
Not over Jason Lezak\u2019s 32-year-old body.<\/p>\n
Lezak, swimming the anchor leg of the United States\u2019 4×100-meter freestyle relay, hit the water a half-second after Alain Bernard of France, who came into the race as the world-record holder in the 100-meter freestyle.<\/p>\n
\u201cI knew I was going to have to swim out of my mind,\u201d\u009d Lezak said, adding, \u201cI had more adrenaline going than I\u2019ve ever had in my life.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Dragging off Bernard, who was hugging the lane line that separated them, Lezak made up ground, but with 25 meters remaining it appeared as if he would run out of pool. Trailing Bernard by half a body length, Lezak put his head down and surged to the wall.<\/p>\n
I caught the whole thing live this morning, and I honestly was not sure who won, even after I watched the first replay–incredible! Read it all<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n